Markets / Nashville
C&W 2026 grid-stability top 10 · Grid stability #7 · updated 2026-11-05
Nashville / Middle Tennessee
TVA is pricing data centers separately, a new rules regime is live, and the moratorium window just closed.
mixedGrid: TVA + local power companies (NES)
Not in C&W's Americas top 30, but listed #7 for grid stability [Cushman & Wakefield, 2026 Global Data Center Market Comparison (Americas rankings) (2026-05)]
Power and the queue
- TVA's board created a separate data center rate and capacity-commitment charge, effective Oct 1, 2026. [Nashville Post: TVA votes to increase rate payment for data centers (2026-08)]
- NES adopted a ratepayer-protection framework for large-load data centers. [NewsChannel 5: NES adopts framework for growing data center power demands in Nashville (2026)]
Notable projects owners where public
No verified public item yet. This is a gap we are working on.
Regulatory posture incentives, moratoria, zoning, water, large-load rules
- Metro Nashville adopted data center regulations and a temporary moratorium through Nov 1, 2026 (BL2026-1448). [Metro Nashville legislation BL2026-1448 (data center moratorium and regulations) (2026); Nashville Post: Council approves data center regulations, moratorium (2026)]
- TN HB1847/SB2128 (2026): data centers of 50 MW+ must pay the infrastructure costs needed to serve them. [Moratorium Nation dataset (M. Bommarito, CC BY 4.0), current through Sep 23, 2026 (2026-09-23)]
Pending legislation and actions 1 items
| Date | Jurisdiction | Item | Status | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| undated | Gallatin city | Proposed Gallatin ordinance enacting a moratorium on accepting new applications for data center development (first reading only); projects already approved exemptuncertain Duration: Six months (as amended on first reading) | pending | medium | [https://www.newschannel5.com/news/state/tennessee/sumner-county/gallatin-city-council-adva] |
In force / enacted 6 items
| Date | Jurisdiction | Item | Status | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | TVA utility | Data center rate and capacity-commitment charge The board created a separate data center rate, effective Oct 1, 2026. | in force | high | [Nashville Post: TVA votes to increase rate payment for data centers (2026-08)] |
| 2026-08-20 | Kingston Springs town | Town of Kingston Springs ordinance imposing a 12-month moratorium on accepting, processing, and approving applications for high-resource usage facilities such as data centers (number not published)uncertain Ordinance adopted on second reading Duration: 12 months | in force | high | [https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/cce-print/kingston-springs-moves-to-regulate-data-c] |
| 2026-07-20 | Dickson County county | Dickson County Commission six-month moratorium on data centers (instrument number not published)uncertain Six-month moratorium adopted Duration: Six months | in force | high | [https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/dicksonpost/dickson-county-commission-votes-on-data] |
| 2026-07-20 | Wilson County county | Wilson County Commission resolution imposing a temporary six-month moratorium on land use, zoning, building, site plan, and conditional use permit applications for data centers and high-density comput Moratorium adopted; committee drafting permanent zoning (berms, 40 dBA/60 dBC noise limits, utility capacity requirements) Duration: Six months | in force | high | [https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/chronicleofmtjuliet/wilson-county-approves-six-mont] |
| 2026-06-01 | Cedar Hill town | Resolution of the Cedar Hill City Commission adopted 2026-06-01 imposing a two-year moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities within city limits (instrument number not published)uncertain Two-year moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency mining adopted Duration: Two years | in force | high | [Cedar Hill imposes moratorium on data centers within city limits (2026-06)] |
| 2026-05-18 | Tennessee state | HB1847 / SB2128 Applies to data centers at or above 50 MW. Requires data center owners to pay infrastructure costs needed to support utility service and bars ratepayer cost-shifting unless infrastructure also benefits other ratepayers. Reporting states amended bill also allow | enacted | high | [TN General Assembly Bill Status - HB1847 (114th GA)] |
Pricing & supply snapshot directional
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TJ field notes
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